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Woman Wise

1928 · 62 min

A light, breezy silent romantic comedy with playful gender dynamics and exotic adventure, easy to watch and charming.

Directed by
Albert Ray
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
William Russell, June Collyer, Walter Pidgeon
Overview
In Jedda, Persia, American consul George Gage, known as a woman hater, is shocked when his newly arrived assistant, "Billie Baxter," whom he assumes will be a man, turns out to be an attractive woman. Despite his formerly anti-female leanings, George finds himself falling in love with Billie and is jealous when his womanizing friend, Brad Wilson, arrives in Jedda and makes a play for her. At the same time, when the ruling Pasha, Abdul Mustapha, meets Billie, he also becomes smitten and tries to have her brought to his harem. Despite their rivalry, George and Brad join forces and save Billie from the Pasha, after which she decides that George is the man she loves and wants to marry. Considered a lost film.

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Directed by
Albert Ray
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
William Russell, June Collyer, Walter Pidgeon
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • gender
  • race
  • power
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism4
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Albert Ray
Written by
Andrew Bennison, Donald McGibney, Malcolm Stuart Boylan, Randall Faye
Starring
William Russell, June Collyer, Walter Pidgeon, Theodore Kosloff, Ernest Shields, Raoul Paoli, Duke Kahanamoku, Josephine Borio
Runtime
62 min
Languages
No Language

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